St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is a teaching facility affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

I am pleased to report back onthe recent success of theAccreditation pilot survey thattook place October 14-17.

Recently, the CanadianCouncil on Health ServicesAccreditation [CCHSA] under-took a major revision of itsAccreditation process. Thispilot Accreditation processwas designed to be more rele-vant and inclusive to frontlinestaff. We are proud to be oneof only 13 healthcare sitesacross Canada that participatedin this pilot program.

The onsite survey was conducted by six CCHSA representatives and involvedobserving and engaging withfrontline staff and patients ineach of these critical areas.It also included a thoroughreview of documentation andprocesses in each area.

Nine programs/services withinour organization wereinvolved in this processincluding Emergency, OR,Diagnostic Imaging, MaternalChild, Mental Health &Addictions, Nephrology andInfection Control.

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St. Joseph’s Healthcare participates in pilotproject for Colorectal Cancer ScreeningSt. Joseph's Healthcare hasbeen chosen as one of only six healthcare sites acrossOntario to participate in a pilotproject that will use nursingskills to improve patient accessto colorectal cancer screening.As part of colorectal cancerscreening project, RegisteredNurses will be performingFlexible Sigmoidoscopy procedures on patients.

St. Joseph's Healthcare hasthree Registered Nursesinvolved in this project:Shannon Bowery, BrendaHillier and Terri Smith who willbe attending a comprehensiveFlexible Sigmoidoscopy trainingprogram this month. Dr. VedTandan and Dr. David Morganare the lead physicians/supervisors for this pilot project. This innovativeapproach will use nursing skillsto expand access for colorectalcancer screening in Ontario.On the heels of this project,St. Joseph's Healthcare will beexpanding its Endoscopy Unitto anticipate the demand ofincoming patients.

"We are extremely excited about undertaking this pilotproject," says Dr. DavidMorgan, physician for theGastroenterology Departmentat St. Joseph's HealthcareHamilton. "By answering theneed for colorectal cancerscreening, there will be anincrease in earlier detection and

treatment of colorectal cancerin our community. This pilotproject will also enable St.Joseph's to reduce wait timesfor colorectal cancer screening."

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy is aminimally invasive medicalexamination of the large intestine. This screening test is suitable for anyone 50 to 70 years of age with no personalor family history of rectal or bowel cancer, polyps,inflammatory bowel diseases or rectal bleeding. Patients are kept awake during this procedure.

This pilot project will supplement the ongoing use of colonoscopy screening procedures which are suitable

for patients 50 to 70 years ofage with or without a familyhistory of rectal or bowel cancer, polyps, inflammatorybowel disease or rectal bleeding.Patients receive sedation duringthis procedure.

In 2007, an estimated 7,800Ontarians were diagnosed withcolorectal cancer and 3,250 willdie from the disease. Both menand women are affected. Theprovince of Ontario has one ofthe highest rates of colorectalcancer in the world. At present,only one out of five people living in Ontario over the ageof 50 are screened for colorectalcancer. However, 90 per cent ofcolorectal cancers found earlyare cured.

From L to R: Terri Smith, Shannon Bowery, Brenda Hillier, Dr. Ved Tandan,Donna McEachern and Dr. David Morgan

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SJHH will partner with Hamilton Health Sciences in the development and establishment of an optimal care model for patients with cardiac disease. The model will integrate services for city hospitals and coordinate care with community cardiology and family practice.SJHH will provide diagnostic and inpatient cardiology services to meet the needs of patients arriving in our Emergency Department - theregion's busiest. Moving forward, SJHH will:

become part of both an evidence-based care system and an academic learning environment, in partnership with Hamilton HealthSciences and McMaster University.

pursue an integrated model of care for our community.

As our population ages, the number of Ontarians requiring eye surgeryhas more than doubled over the past decade. As the regional lead within our LHIN for eye medicine and eye surgery, SJHH will have astrong focus on eye diseases. Recently our Ophthalmology programhas reached important milestones, including:

the establishment of a regional eye centre at the Stoney CreekCampus,

the establishment of the eye medicine & eye surgery residency program,a reduction of wait times for cataract surgery.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is a leading surgical centre within the Province and our LHIN. We will build on our current success by creating state-of-the-art operating facilities, providing our patients with the best care and cutting edge technologies. We will invest in new operating suites at our Charlton and Stoney Creek Campuses to accommodate larger, emerging minimal access technologies. Wewill implement the latest breakthroughs in advanced nursing practices, especially those recognized as industry best practice. SJHH willalso work with our partners to develop a regional, academic, state-of-the-art program for patients suffering from obesity and relatedissues. Specifically, we will:

equip Operating Rooms with state-of-the-art technology,invest in new ORs at the Charlton Campus,expand Day Surgery Suites at the Stoney Creek Campus,implement a peri-operative information system.

Our successful surgical program currently performs a significant share of Hamilton's cancer surgeries. We will build on this strength andincrease the number of cancer-related procedures while ensuring access to high quality cancer care that meets or exceeds provincial waittime targets. In addition, we will provide regional leadership in quality care and research for tertiary cancer surgical services in Head,Neck, ENT, Thoracic, Urologic, Breast, Colorectal and Hepatobilary cancer. Looking ahead, we aim to:

increase hip and knee related surgeries,meet MOHLTC wait time targets,enhance clinical research programs.

Clinical Quality - CARDIAC CARE

Clinical Quality - CANCER SURGERY

Clinical Quality - SURGICAL EXCELLENCE

Mission on the MoveA regular update on recent achievements and progess to date in our Corporate and Clinical Attention Areas

Clinical Quality - OPHTHAMOLOGY

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Everyone at St. Joseph's Healthcare

It is very hard to keep this short andto the point given the extent all thoseinvolved have done for us. To everyone,on behalf of the Ross family, wethank you to the fullest. Through allthe hardship, sadness, sorrow and tears our family has dealt with, please all know that your warmth,understanding, compassion and generous donations have gone to thesole of our hearts. We were blownaway with the amount of donations,gifts and support. Your actions, loveand warmth have clearly reinforcedthat there are some very kind and special people out there. We feel soblessed, lucky and humbled with allyou have done. It is so easy to takethings for granted but please know, our family will never forget all that was done for us.We so wish we could thank and hugeach and everyone who helped ourcause. You all have jolted our heartsand soul in such a positive way when alot of things (the house fire and thepassing of a dear father/grandpa)were happening in our lives. We havelost so much but gained a true appreci-ation of all the wonderful people wehave in our lives. Your actions havebrought many tears of gratitude thatcannot be expressed in words. I couldgo on and on but I truly hope you allknow and feel the love that our familyfeels towards all of you.Thanks a million and more. You alldeserve more than we can ever write. We will never forget.

Love,Darren, Lucie, and our sons Devonand Morgan Ross.

Happier times are ahead for us…

Living theMissionA spotlight on staff, physicians and volunteers who demonstrate the St. Joseph’s HealthcareMission in Action

Congratulations to MaryPuntillo, Operational ServiceManager, SchizophreniaService, at St. Joseph'sHealthcare's Mountain Campus,who has been selected as one of 24 participants in aprestigious national healthcarefellowship program -Executive Training forResearch Application (EXTRA).

EXTRA/FORCES was established in 2003 with a $25 million grant from HealthCanada. The first cohort of 24fellows was selected in May2004. This is the fourth year ofthe program, and Mary is partof the fourth cohort whobegan their first residency session in August.

The focus of Mary's project isto focus on increasing patientand staff safety by reducingrisk related to aggressivepatient behaviour.

"In an inpatient mental healthsetting, it is often the case thatresponses to issues arisingfrom unpredictable situationsrelated to patient aggressionare reactive," says Mary. "Thecompletion of a project suchas this will infuse evidence intoa set of processes, practices,standards and policy that willbe developed to assist cliniciansto be proactive in clinical careplanning with patients whohave a potential for aggression."

The Executive Training forResearch Application(EXTRA) program developscapacity and leadership to optimize the use of researchevidence in managing Canadianhealthcare organizations.

The EXTRA/FORCES fellowship is designed to trainhealth system managers fromacross Canada to become better decision makers byusing and applying evidencefrom research in their day-to-day work. The two-yearprogram combines residencyseminars, e-learning, mentor-ship and networking compo-nents with intervention projectsundertaken in fellows' homeinstitutions. The program givesfellows the opportunity to network with other healthcareleaders who face similar challenges in their day-to-dayprofessions. This programallows them to share thoughts,challenges and ideas, but toultimately discuss possiblesolutions.

From 2004 until 2014, up to24 fellows will be acceptedannually in the two-yearEXTRA training program.Spread over four away-from-home residency sessions whichincorporate six curriculummodules, the fellowship experience offers: knowledgeof research evidence (its existence, location, and

relevance/application); thecapacity to draw on "systemthinking;" development ofcollaborative professional relationships; and the ability tointroduce and manage evidenceinformed change.

EXTRA/FORCES is a partnership program,administered by the CanadianHealth Services ResearchFoundation and supported bythe Canadian College ofHealth Service Executives(CCHSE), the Canadian HealthServices Research Foundation(CHSRF), the CanadianMedical Association (CMA),the Canadian NursesAssociation (CNA), and a consortium of Quebec partnersrepresented by the Agence desTechnologies et des Modesd'Intervention en Santé (AETMIS).

Mary Puntillo

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton employeeselected for national fellowship

Flu shots now availableMonday to Friday beginning onThursday Oct 25, 2007

11:00 am to 1:00 pmLevel 1 Tower , Charlton Campus

or Employee Health Office

(Charlton & Mountain Campuses)9:00 am to 3:00 pm

InfluenzaInfluenzaClinicsClinics

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November 7th is Take Your Kids to Work Day

The Respiratory TherapyDepartment would like tothank everyone who helped todedicate Respiratory Therapyweek to one of our staffmembers who is currentlywrestling with a life threateninglung disease. We are humbledby our friend and colleaguewho is dealing with this diseaseand our thoughts and prayersgo out to her and her family.Please join us in recognizingone of our St. Joseph'sHealthcare staff members andpray for her swift recovery.

It is often only when someonewe care about suffers from adebilitating disease that we areconfronted with the very realaspects of respiratory health.As Respiratory Therapists,we deal with life threateningrespiratory illnesses such as:Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis,Chronic Bronchitis,Emphysema, Pneumonia,Croup, Trauma (chest, head,spinal cord), PulmonaryFibrosis, Heart or KidneyFailure, Cancer, PrematureInfants, Drowning victims and strokes. It is difficult toimagine how these illnessesaffect people's lives until ittouches our own.

Please take a moment to prayfor those individuals afflictedwith some form of respiratoryillness. Together we can showour support and dedication toboth the professionals workingin the field of RespiratoryTherapy and to those sufferingfrom lung health disease.

The reality ofRespiratoryIllnessBy Angela Coxe, ClinicalCoordinator Respiratory Therapy

On Wednesday, November 7, 2007, St. Joseph's HealthcareHamilton will once again celebrate Take Our Kids to WorkDay. This national event is organized through the schools withthe goal of giving Grade 9 students an opportunity to observehis/her parent at work.

Our focus this year is providing students with an opportunityto directly 'job shadow' his/her own parent/stepparent atwork. To participate, all employees will be expected to submita formal registration form to their Manager for approval. The

registration process, application form and orientation are integral to ensuring that students who areaccepted into SJHH's Take Our Kids To Work Day clearly understand our expectations and enter theenvironment with adequate preparation for their safety and that of our patients/clients.

All children will be expected to attend a 30-minute mandatory orientation session that morning toreview appropriate safety, privacy, behaviour and infection prevention protocols with the students. These sessions will take place at 9:00 a.m. on the morning of November 7th at the following locations: Stoney Creek Campus - Kemp Auditorium; Mountain Campus - Seminar RoomCharlton Campus - Stelco Amphitheatre

Following the orientation session, employees will be expected to provide direct supervision for their children at all times (including breaks and lunch hours), while also ensuring they meet all require-ments of their work that day. Parents will also be responsible for meal accommodations for their child.

Registration forms for employees/students are available in the Public Affairs office (Room T1407,Juravinski Innovation Tower) and on the homepage of the Intranet.

If you have any questions, please contact the appropriate individual.

Stoney Creek Campus: Julie Holmes ext. 34807Mountain Campus: Maureen Williams ext. 36281Charlton Campus: Lindsay Whelan ext. 33408

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At the debriefing session held at the end ofthe on-site survey, the CCHSA providedextremely positive feedback on the success ofthe pilot Accreditation process here at SJHH.

They identified the following key strengthsincluding: our commitment to living ourMission; our involvement in our StrategicPlanning process; our focus on innovation;and the community's perception of St.Joseph's Healthcare as living our motto, "It is a privilege and honour to serve our community".

As we move forward on our journey toMission Excellence, they encourage us to continue our focus on opportunities in theareas of recruitment and retention and Qualityof Work Life

I would like to thank the staff of each pilotarea for their tremendous amount of hardwork and dedication. These departments haveshown an enormous commitment to excellencein patient care.

I would also like to thank the Quality,Planning, Performance & ImprovementDepartment for their commitment to makingthe pilot Accreditation a success.

Building on the key learnings and success of this month's pilot Accreditation, I am confident that we are well-prepared for the fullCCHSA Accreditation process which will takeplace in May 2008.

Dr. Kevin SmithPresident and CEO

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BBoddyyWatch

Caffeine and Coffee:Are there Health Risks?

With millions of us jump-starting our day withcoffee, are there any healthrisks to drinking caffeinatedbeverages?

While many studies haveexplored connectionsbetween caffeine and health issues like cancer,cardiovascular disease andosteoporosis, no evidencehas been found to link moderate caffeine intake tothese or other health risks.

Caffeine does act as adiuretic, but the water in a cup of coffee tends to balance out the diureticeffects.

Caffeine acts as a mild stimulant to the centralnervous system and bothregular and decaf coffee can irritate the stomach.Caffeine can also act as ananalgesic and may help protect against gallstones,cavities, type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease,but more research is needed before caffeine canbe proclaimed a "diseasepreventer".

How much coffee is toomuch? Your caffeine sensitivity depends on the amount you drink, thefrequency, your weight,physical condition and otherfactors. For most healthyadults, 200 to 300 milligramsof caffeine per day - abouttwo to three cups of coffee- pose no physical problems.

Body Watch is a monthly columnon health and nutrition written

by the Dietitians of SJHH andDietitians of Canada.

Prostate cancer is the number one cancer threat to Canadian men. One in eight men will experiencethis in their lifetime. The purpose of the 2nd Annual Not Just A Man's Thing event on September27th in the Juravinski Innovation Tower, was to change this statistic by bringing awareness and publiceducation to the issue of prostate cancer.

Hosted by Jamie West, the on-air host of The Jamie West Show on 900 CHML Radio, Not Just AMan's Thing was a full house in the Frank C. Miller Amphitheatre and Campbell Auditorium. Menand their families listened intently to presentations by McMaster Institute of Urology's Dr. BobbyShayegan and Dr. Edward Matsumoto, the Juravinski Cancer Centre's Radiologist Dr. Ian Dayes, anda personal story from prostate cancer patient, Mr. Alan Fukuda. A new event feature at this year'sevent was the successful introduction of the discussion break-out rooms in three classrooms. Drs.Shayegan, Matsumoto and Dayes answered questions regarding such topics as prevention, screening,diagnosis, and treatment. Attendees were grateful for the up close and personal chance to ask theirmost pressing questions answered by the physicians.

Prostate cancer information kits were also given to the guests as a public education take-away piece,and a spread of prostate-healthy snacks and refreshments was made available during the event.

Congratulations to everyone who worked to make this year’s event a huge success. We will be lookingforward to spreading even more awareness about prostate cancer at next year's event!

Not Just A Man's Thing:An evening about Prostate Cancer

The Patient Comfort Fund:Make a difference in a patient’s lifeTwice a year, the Volunteer Association presents the opportunity for staff at SJHH’ Charlton andMountain Campuses to suggest items for purchase that will enhance the comfort of patients in ourorganization.

From September 28th until November 5th, staff are encouraged to brainstorm around them foritems that could make a difference for patients. Do not forget to ask your volunteers in case they canthink of an item or two. Once identified, refer to the Patient Comfort Fund application form andterms of reference posted on either the weekly Information & Events calendar or the SJHH Intranetto submit your suggestions.

There is room for several purchases to be made this Fall so put your shopping hat on and take advantageof this generous opportunity to make a difference in a patient’s life.

If you have any questions, contact Pat Catleugh at ext. 33993 or email pcatleug@stjoes.ca.

The latest Payday Payouts winners are...

Every payday, staff members have a chance to win.To enroll, visit our website at www.stjoesfoundation.ca

In order to demonstrate complete transparency and to uphold the ethics of fundraising,Foundation staff do not participate in the Payday Payouts lottery. All Payday Payouts winners are notified of their win via telephone by St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation.

September 20th, 2007Barbara Williams from Post Partum Combined Care won $4,257.00.October 4th, 2007Heather Hobbs from the Cleghorn Program won $4,243.50October 18th, 2007Merlene Bryan from Health Records won $4,294.50

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To promote Breast Screening Awareness Month, the Women's Health Centre and theOntario Breast Screening Program invited the staff and volunteers of the Stoney CreekCampus to visit their information booth for some cake and the chance to win a "pink"gift basket chock full of Breast Cancer Awareness items valued at more than $100. Thelucky winner of the basket was Nola McPhee from Accounting.From L to R: Lina Jusdanis, Teresa Maas, Heather Mowbray and Julie Holmes

Women’s Health Centre promotes the importance of Breast Screening

Medical Radiation Technologists Weekcelebrates those behind the technologyMedical Radiation Technologists (MRTs) include a diverse array of highly trained professionals representing various technology-related disciplines in the health care field - all of whom will be acknowledged for their work during the week of November4th - 10th, 2007.

MRT Week raises awareness about this powerful area of healthcare to increase understandingof the contributions of the professionals involved in the clinical applications of medicalradiation technology.

MRTs include four disciplines: (1) Radiological Technologists who use x-rays to produceimages of the body; (2) Radiation Therapists who are instrumental in the treatment ofcancer patients; (3) Nuclear Medicine Technologists who produce images to identify thenature of diseases and how they affect our bodies and (4) Magnetic ResonanceTechnologists who produce images using magnetic fields and radio waves to enhance diagnosis and enable functional studies.

The emergence and importance of technological advancements in healthcare over the pastdecade has been profound. SJHH has long been a leader and will continue to be at thecutting edge in Diagnostic Imaging and other technologies, by appropriately supportingeach patient's care path. It is the "professionals behind the technology" who continuestrive for excellence in the care of the people of the Hamilton region and surroundingareas. Together, we are dedicated to SJHH values and will commit our skills and resourcesto fulfill our clinical mission while achieving excellence in healthcare through educationand research.

The goal of the First Episode Project is tostudy the course and outcome of illness inindividuals between the ages of 16 and 50who present with their first episode ofdepression or mania, or those who mayhave a recurrent disorder but have neverbeen treated. The purpose of this study isto better understand why, and under whatcircumstances, some people might remainvulnerable to a mood disorder.

This is a prospective, naturalistic studywhere the participants are treated accordingto clinical practice guidelines for depressionor mania along with any co-occuring condition. In most cases, pharmacologicaltreatment is initiated and then monitoredby a psychiatrist; and often some form of psychotherapy (CBT, IPT, etc.) is alsoprovided. A nurse is assigned who suppliesillness education and individualized casemanagement.

The initial clinical interview takes approximately four hours and includesdiagnostic, functional, cognitive and physical assessments including routineblood work and urinalysis. This is followedby weekly visits, of up to one hour, for atleast eight weeks and then monthly followup visits for up to six years, where clinicalassessments of symptoms and functioningalong with self-report questionnaires will becompleted. The exact number of visits willdepend on the degree of illness, the speedof recovery and recurrence of symptoms.A repeat of the initial interview assessmentswill be conducted at the end of each two-year period. Shortly after entry into thestudy, one of three types of MRI's will be completed. At completion of the two tosix year study protocol, patients whorequire ongoing clinical care will continueto be followed by their treating psychiatrist.

Both healthy and positive controls are age and gender matched to these FirstEpisode clients. Controls complete thesame baseline visit, which includes thediagnostic, functional, cognitive, physicalassessments and an MRI. Controls andsubjects are reimbursed for some of theirtime and expenses.

By Peter Bieling, Mood Disorders Program

Understanding MoodDisorders with theFirst Episode Project

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114th Around the Bay Road Race March 30, 2008

30k or 5k

Look who's going the extramile ...Two media personalities take on the Around the Bay Road Race for St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation

At a media conference held in the Juravinski Innovation Tower on September 19th , two ofHamilton's most beloved media personalities announced that they were ready to take on theAround the Bay Road Race in support of St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation.

Connie Smith, co-anchor of CHCH News at Noon and the host and producer of Straight Talkon Saturdays will walk the 5k portion of the historic race while Ted Michaels, afternoon newsanchor on Hamilton's News Talk Leader, AM 900 CHML will run the 5k.

Together, they hope to raise $60,000 of the $150,000 total the event generates to supportpatient care and ground-breaking medical research at St. Joseph's Healthcare.

Register to walk with Connie or run with Ted:Visit aroundthebayroadrace.com

Sponsor Connie or Ted and help them reach their $60,000 goal:Visit st.joesfoundation.ca or call (905) 521-6036

Be a Part of Team St. Joseph's!Any staff member who participates in the Around the Bay Road Race is a part of Team St.Joseph's! This year the Healthcare and Municipal Employees Credit Union (HMECU) willsponsor Team St. Joseph's by presenting the ever-popular running clinics with St. Joseph's inspirational running coach, Patricia Peters. Look for a training calendar and event informationin the HMECU Team St. Joseph's display case located across from the HMECU bank machinein the lobby of the Juravinski Innovation Tower!

HMECU will also sponsor a new Departmental Challenge. Any department in the hospital can put together a team (large or small) for the Around the Bay Road Race. The departmentthat raises the most funds (average amount raised per team member) will win New Balance running jackets for their team!

How can you join Team St. Joseph's? 1. Sign up online: aroundthebayroadrace.com2. Contact Kellie at the Foundation: ext. 34341 or events@stjoesfoundation.ca3. Pick up a sign up sheet at the new HMECU Branch in our Charlton Campus

(Rm G1104)

Every month we'll profile a St. Joseph's Healthcare staff member or team along with their rea-son for going the extra mile. Please contact Valerie at ext. 35978 to be profiled.

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Managing Editor: Kyla KumarEditor: Karen DeBreauContributors: Debbie Silva,Valerie Ramsay-Brown

Contact:Public Affairs Department, Rm T140750 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton ON L8N 4A6Telephone: (905) 522-1155 ext. 33423Fax: (905) 540-6531Email: kdebreau@stjoes.caWeb: www.stjoes.ca

We want to hear from you! Please send us your comments, suggestions, story ideas or submissions.

The Public Affairs Department reserves the right to edit and print your submissions as space permits. Submissions are subject to approval.

CCONNECCTIONSis published monthly by the St. Joseph’s Healthcare Public Affairs Department.

St. Joseph'sHealthcare FoundationEducation Grants

St. Joseph's HealthcareFoundation is pleased to supportthe continuing education ofstaff members at the hospital asit is truly the compassionatecare you provide to patientsevery day that enables us tosuccessfully secure generoussupport from our community.

St. Joseph'sHealthcare StaffEducation Grants

The next application deadline isNovember 30, 2007 for Januaryand February 2008 courses.

All staff are eligible to apply forthese grants, which cover thefinancial cost of educationalopportunities that enhance theirknowledge and skills.

The RobertsonMemorial Award forNursing Leadership &Innovative Practice

The next application deadline isDecember 31, 2007.

This award recognizes a nurseor nursing team who pursueeducational opportunities thatdevelop or strengthen effectivenursing leadership skills, knowl-edge and innovation to improvenursing practice.

For more information or anapplication, please visit theFoundation website at: stjoes-foundation.ca or call (905)521.6036.

Save the date!Go the extra mile for St. Joseph's Healthcare!

114th Around the Bay Road Race in support ofSt. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation

March 30th, 2008 Put together your own 'Team St. Joseph's' - with co-workers,

family and friends, and join us in raising funds for St. Joseph's Healthcare.

10th Annual St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Holiday GalaIt’s a Wonderful Life

Burlington Convention CentreNovember 16th, 2007

6:00 p.m.Tickets: $300.00

Corporate tables and sponsorship opportunities available.Call Angeline at ext. 35981

Diabetes Program Informational Open HouseSt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Stoney Creek Campus

Kemp AuditoriumNovember 1st, 2007

2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Social Work RetreatHamilton Chamber of Commerce

Waterfront RoomNovember 1st, 2007

8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Diabetes Risks and TreatmentHealthy Eating with a South Asian Flavour

Renaissance CentreNovember 6, 2007

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Call (905) 573-4810 for more information.

Dr. Karen RowaStress Management 101

Stelco Amphitheatre - Fontbonne BuildingNovember 28, 2007

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.